Watch holder



April 17, 1928. 1,666,664

.1. c. NEwLlN, JR

WATCH HOLDER Filed Oct. l5. 1926 INVENTOI? w T/vEss j sy l TOR/vwPatented Apr. 17, 1928.

. Application ala' october 15, 192e. sum1 no.; 14 '1, '1ea.l

venient position in which it is readily visible.

Another object of the invention is top rovide a watch holder which maybe easily and quickly attached to the supporting surfare without marringor otherwise disiiguring it, as is the case when screws or similarfastening devices are employed, and which, when applied, will be firmlyheld in position against displacement.

.A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter within which the watch .may be conveniently assembledandyieldingly held in operative position, and in which the attaching meansarev en'- tirely housed holder. is applied to the supporting surface, soas to be hidden from view and protected from being tampered with, aswell as against accidental injury.

A still further object ofthe invention is to rovide a watch holder whichis simple an efficient in construction, which may be easily and cheaplymanufactured, and which consists of but few parts, and is not likely toget out of order. With these and other objects in-view, myinventioncomprises the various novel features of construction and ariang,}'ementy and the combinations of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating one embodiment of theinvention, and in which similar letters of reference are used toindicate similar parts,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved watch holder, showing a watchin position within the same and the holder applied to a supportingsurface; n

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the devlce detached from its supportingsurface;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, also showing indotted lines the positions of the parts when the suction cup is beingcompressed against the supporting surface,

vof the watchis. exposedto view. Surround-. -ing this opening, the c van inwardly directed flange 3, which' consti-i l' row portion,v towardthefront.A The rear *or within the casing when the accomplished byrotating Figs. 5 to 10 inclusive 'are.detailiert-1A of parts or portionsof lthe devicej;l 'lahe watch holder comprises ja-casingtd, which ispreferably-cylindrical in roS S-Se v?fv `t-ion and is of' asuitable,size tofreceive' 'andv v containafwatcli or other 'time piece. The'front ofthe casiln .is-.formed witha-sifhtjn opening 2, 'throng whichthe Iface or ty inl.

asing ,is formed', `with tutes an abutmentfertilewatch tozlimit'its'forward movement. y f

The casing'is open at itsA rearxorbackto permitthe insertion or removalof'` thewatch, and is formedin its yperiphery with an opening' 4 toaccommodate"the-l watch;l stem and afordit limited play. j, This openingvis preferably of key-hole vshape andextends' lengthwise of .thecasing-"with Vits nar-v wide'portionof the `operiingtfi isof' a vsizetopermit thehead' ofthe stem-to pass. freely therethrough whenl the watchis' being 'inv serted in, for, removed from-the holder, whilethe narrowportion of the opening is adapted to receive the lower portion of thestem whenthe watch is moved forwardly in the casing in to its o erativeposition, in which it bears against t e flange At Van intermediate pointthe casing l preferablystepped as indicated at 5, so that its rear orlback portion is of greater diampo eter than the front portion ofthecasing 1n which the watch is contained While this arrangement isy not'essential, it is desirable since it not only adds to the appearancev ofthe device, but provides va base, having a broad bearing u on thesupporting surface j to which the hol er isapplie A member. orcross'piece 6, is received Y with a pair of lugs or ribs 7 'projecting'in wardly within the rear portion of the casing in diametricallyopposite relation. This isvv the member w1th 110 its free-endsdepressed,

so as to engage the same under, that is, in front of the lugs. To insureagainst the accidental displacement of the member 6, means arepreferably proyided for retaining it against rotation. To this end thecasing may be formed adjacent each lug with a projection or stop 8 whichextends slightly forwardly therefrom, and is adapted to be received in anotch 9 in the corresponding extremity of the member.

When thus secured in position the member 6 not only Serves to retain thewatchl within the case, but is so vflexed that it is held under tensionand exerts a forward "spring pressure which is transmitted to the watchyieldingly to support the same withiny the casing in its operativeposition against the flange 3.

The member 6 also forms a yielding support for a resilient suction cup10, which may be formed of rubber or other suitable material. Thesuction cup is mounted substantially centrally on the member and ispreferably secured thereto by being formed with a forwardly projectinghead 11 having a transversed slot-12 through which 'the member 6 passes,and in which it is frictionally held. The head terminates in a flatbearing face 13 adapted to contact substantially central] with the backof the Watch case to provi e a'cushion between the latter and the member6, whereby to assist in absorbing vibration and shock and also totransmit the spring pressure of the member to the watch Without anydanger of scratching or otherwise marring the same. The bodyfof thesuction cup faces rearwardly and preferably .projects slightly throughand beyond the open back of the casing. The suction cup may be of anywellknown or suitable form so that when pressed against a supportingsurface it will adhere thereto by means of a vacuum or partial vacuumcreated Within the cup.

From the foregoing description the manner of assembling the watch withinthe holder will be obvious.

To apply the holder to a supporting surface, the rear edge of the casing1 is pressed manually against the same, thereby slightly compressing thesuction cup. Pressure is then applied to the watch crystal, which ispreferably unbreakable and is exposed through the si htopening 2, toshift the watch rearwar ly in the casing against the spring action ofthe member 6, the opening 4 affording sufficient play for the watch stemso as not to interfere with this movement'.

This projects the suction cup rearwardly and further compresses itagainstihe supporting surface. The pressure is then removed from thewatch crystalywhereupon suction cup for supporting 'in and cause t e cupto obtain a firmergrip and adhere securely to the supporting surface toretain the holder in the desired position.l The spring member 6 alsoreacts upon the casing 1 to press the rear edge thereof against andholdv it in firm contact with the supporting surface to steady theholder and prevent it from wabbling. iVhen the holder 1s thus applied.the suction cup is entirely housed within the rear portion of the casingandhidden from view. This not only enhances the appearance of theholder, but prevents the suction cup from being tampered with, andprotects it from accidental injury.

It will be understood that various changes may be made in form,arrangement and combination of the arts without departing from thespirit of t e invention defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to protect byLetters Patent of the United States- K 1. A watch holder comprising .acasing open at its back for the insertion of a watch and formed in itsfront with a sight opening therefor, a spring memberl extending acrossand having an interlocking engagement with said casing to retain a watchtherein, said member being adapted to exert forward pressure on thewatch to yieldingly.

silient head mounted on said member and also adapted to bear against awatch within said casing.

3. A watch holder comprising a casing open at its back and formed in itsfront with a sight opening to expose a Watch, a

said casing, substantially-housed Within the rear portion thereof, andmeans mounted within said casingfor both yieldingly supporting saidsuction cup and yieldingly supporting a watch within the casing adjacentsaid sight'openmg.

In testimony whereof, I name to this specification.

JAMES ze. NEWLIN. JR.

have signed my

